FGDC Steering Committee
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Steering Committee is
the policy-level interagency group responsible for overseeing Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-16 related activities and
implementation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The
Steering Committee’s central focus is to provide the executive
leadership for the coordination of federal geospatial activities
between, among, and within agencies by establishing policy and
providing guidance and direction to the member agencies.
- Refer to the Steering Committee Charter [PDF 144KB] to learn about the responsibilities, membership and authorities of the committee
- See the current members and leadership of the Steering Committee
- Meetings
Executive Committee of the Steering Committee
The Chair and Vice Chair of the Federal Geographic Data Committee have
established an Executive Committee of the FGDC Steering Committee. The
Executive Committee includes the Senior Agency Officials (SAOGI's) of
agencies with major programmatic geospatial responsibilities. The
Executive Committee will be a subset of the larger FGDC Steering
Committee. The Committee convened on April 11, 2008.
- Executive Committee Charter [PDF 51KB]